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The game was panned by critics, who criticized the game for its graphics, which made it more difficult to find Waldo in each of the levels.
Nintendo World Report, in addition to calling the graphics "boring", criticized its short game length and absence of music in the stages, negatively labeling it as nothing more than a pixel art collection.
A reviewer of Yahoo Voices, who gave the game 0.5 out of 5 stars, even criticized the sound effects.
ConsoleClassix.com said that, although fans of the book may enjoy the game a little, other players may get bored.
The game was listed #12 on Seanbaby's "Worst Nintendo Games".
In 1992, The Los Angeles Times wrote that Where's Waldo was one of "several hit games" published by THQ.
It was the first video game loosely based on Martin Handford's 1987 book of the same name.
The game was panned by critics, who criticized the game for its graphics, which made it more difficult to find Waldo in each of the levels.
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